Judge tosses DJ's lawsuit against Taylor Swift in groping trial

Pictured are Shannon Melcher (l.) and David Mueller (r.) with his hand behind Taylor Swift at the Pepsi Center.

(TMZ)

Taylor Swift’s former bodyguard gave added muscle Friday to the superstar’s claims she was groped by a radio disc jockey four years ago.

Taking the witness stand a day after Swift’s powerful testimony at her civil trial in Colorado, Gregory Dent told jurors he personally witnessed DJ David Mueller reach under the singer’s dress during a June 2013 meet-and-greet at Denver’s Pepsi Center.

“I saw him take his hand and put it up her skirt,” Dent testified under oath on the fifth day of the trial at the federal courthouse in Denver.

“I know I saw it,” the hulking security guard said. “When (Mueller) went to put his arm around her, he put his hand under her skirt.”

Dent said he didn’t know how long the grab lasted, but he recalled Swift’s physical revulsion.

“She jumped away, moved closer to the woman, and proceeded with the meet-and-greet,” Dent testified.

He cited Swift’s clear decision to keep the meet-and-greet going as the reason he didn’t immediately intervene.

“I take my cues from her in certain situations, so no, I didn’t jump into the front of the picture,” he said.

“I didn’t do anything because she sometimes said I was a little too mean,” Dent added. “I was standing five feet away so I got a pretty good view.”

He was adamant Mueller crossed a line.

Gregory Dent, a former bodyguard for Taylor Swift, testified that he saw ex-Denver DJ David Mueller stick his hand up Swift’s skirt.

(David Zalubowski/AP)

“I thought it was a violation of her body,” he said during his hour-long grilling by Mueller’s lawyer Gabriel McFarland.

Asked during cross examination if he had any doubt Mueller was Swift’s assailant, Dent didn’t miss a beat.